Courtaraneus orientalis is a species of Araneidae that is endemic to New Zealand. It is currently the only species in Courtaraneus, which was described in 2022.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Courtaraneus Framenau, Vink, McQuillan & Simpson, 2022 |
| Species: | C. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Courtaraneus orientalis (Urquhart, 1887)
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Taxonomy
editThis species was described as Epeira orientalis in 1887 by Arthur Urquhart from female and male specimens collected in Te Karaka.[2] It was most recently revised in 2022, in which it was moved to the Courtaraneus genus. It is the only member of the genus.[1]
Description
editThe female is recorded at 11.5mm in length whereas the male is 7.3mm. This species has complex colour patterns.[1]
Distribution
editThis species is only known from the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
editUnder the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Framenau, Volker W.; Vink, Cor J.; McQuillan, Bryce N.; Simpson, Angela H. (2022-04-03). "A new genus for a large, endemic orb-weaving spider (Araneae, Araneidae) from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49 (2): 129–142. doi:10.1080/03014223.2021.1951309. ISSN 0301-4223.
- ^ Urquhart, A.T. (1887). "On new species of Araneida". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 19: 72–118.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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